CVE-2022-35629: Velociraptor Client ID Spoofing

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Due to a bug in the handling of the communication between the client and server, it was possible for one client, already registered with their own client ID, to send messages to the server claiming to come from another client ID. This issue was resolved in Velociraptor 0.6.5-2.

Affected products

Rapid7 Velociraptor: before 0.6.5-2 — fixed in 0.6.5-2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Rapid7 Velociraptor 0.6.5-2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/07/26/cve-2022-35629-35632-velociraptor-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed/
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/07/26/cve-2022-35629-35632-velociraptor-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed/

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